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HEADQUATlTFTtS.  AnMYTvNN., 

Mcar  .(Jici!  ali'iii."  N.  C, 
Aliil'iT,  l-n/i 

Qcprrsl  Older,  No.  18  ] 

IJj  t)ic  t«Tr.  B  of  a    iiiilirary   ronvcH- 

tron  ii;a«k' «<n  tie  226  iial.,  bj  Waj. 
Gcfi'i  \V.  T.  SliOMi.yM,  U.  S".  A,  and 
Ocn.J.  1j  Jol'iis'oii  C.  S.  A.,  tlieiiflSi- 
ec'fl  :iim1  11  CD  <•{'  Hiis  ;irii  y  a'.e  fu  iiiud 
tluMiiSclves  not  to  inkr  ui»  urnis  aiiainst 
the  Umtni  Sit.t<  s  u'liil  pn-peiiy  reliev- 
ed tri>!ii  tlmt  <ib  1/  lioti,  umi  sicill  re> 
ciivr  jjUiiiMiitics  ffotii  il.c  TJii'teti  Staiet 
offic'-is  i'g>ii:st  UK  les'.-it  o  by  the  Uni- 
ted St.itcs  aut  hoi  it  its  so  hog  !iR  they 
observe  that  ulliL'ntirxi  and  tl.u  lawa  ia 
force  whe>o  »li«'y  risiile. 

Fur  th  ?e  ubj<M:!s  dupHc-tc  tiiustor 
rolh:  \viil  be  ihtulu  out  imiuedi  i(ely, 
and  after  the  di^tiibiri  tn  of  the  ueces- 
eary  p^j-eiv,  the  troi>ii8  will  be  marched 
under  their  c«ffi6er8  to  their  r('>prctiT« 
Stjncs,  and  f  cie  Le  disbanded,  all  re- 
taiiiin;:;  private  prof  city. 

The  ohji-ctof  tiiiseoii'-ention  U  paci- 
ficatioM  to  tlie  extci.t  uf  the  suihoiity 
of  tlij  cuuiHiand'^rs  who  Uiade  it. — 
Erents  io  Virginia  vhich  broke  every 
hjyv  of  succeM  by  war,  iiiip««^d  rn  iLi 
GcBcrnl  !'  0  duf.  «;f  savii  gi.ur  eountry 
Lvm  furiiicr  dcv»i^Ullion  aud  our  poo- 
plj  froui  rvin. 

J.  Ji.  JOHNSTON,  Gena 


GEN.  SHERMAN'S  ORDER  IN  EEGARD  TO 

m  MILiTARl  COiWBNTION. 


llKAi>\'rAi:iK»:.-  Mimiakv  Division  ok  tiik  Mi^si^sipn,  \ 
In  the  l'*ic!<l,  Ualeigli,  X.  C,  April  27lh,   186i.       J 

8rK«  lAL   FlEI.U    OUDKJI,  ) 

No.  05.  j' 

The  Gcnoral  Comin:in<lin^'  announces  a  further  KUitpcDsion  of 
hostilitio,  ami  a  tiiial  ugreiiiicnt  with  General  Johnston,  which 
t.Tiniii.ilo  the  war  as  to  the  armies  under  liis  oonimand,  and  the 
couiiiry  east  id"  the  Ciiattilioochee. 

t\)j>ies  ofthe  terms  of  ronveiitiuu  will  he  furnished  Major 
i'.L'iuials  SL-lioticid,  Gillnioie,  and  Wilson,  wiio  are  specially 
eSarged  with  the  execution  ol'  its  details  in  the  De|iartmont  of 
>oriii  Carolina,  l,)epartnicn1  ol' the  South,  and  at  Macon  and 
>Veslern  (Georgia. 

Caitt  .lasner  Myers,  Ortlnance  Dept.  U.  S.  A.,  is  hereby 
(l">ign»teil  to  receive  the  arms,  <fcc.,  at  Greensboro',  and  any 
t<;nnnaitding  i»rticer  <»f  a  post  may  receive  the  arms  of  auv  de- 
(aohiianr  and  !<ee  that  they  are  properly  >jtored  anil  accounted 
t-.r. 

tieueial  S.liofield  will  jirocnre  at  once  the  ueees^ai'y  blanks, 
a'ld  siijiplv  ill'  Army  CoinmaiidiTs,  that  uiuformity  may  prevail, 
a;id  L(real  care*  must  be  takrn  that  the  terms  and  stipulations  on 
(  :i  part  be  lidfilled  witli  the  most  scrupulous  fidelity,  whilst 
liiose  iniposiHl  on  t»ur  hitherto  enemies  be  leceived  in  a  spirit 
bteoining  a  brave  and  generous  aitny 

A.iiiv  C'oiniiii'.dcrs  may  at  once  loan  to  the  iiiliuhi  tanls  such  of 
ti.e  i-apiiireil  mules,  horses,  wa;rons,  and  vehirles  as  can  he  spared 
fi-  .m  iniuu'diiitc  use,  and  the  Coniinanding  (generals  of  Armies 
niav  issue  piovisioiis,  auinnds.  and  any  public  >upplies  thatcau  be 
.••pared.  I'l  iclicve  picsent  wants,  and  to  onc(;uiage  the  inhabitMUts 
•t'li-i'iiow  tlxir  pt'iK-fful  pursuits,  and  to  restore  the  relations  of 
friendship  aiiioiii!  ojr  f  llow-citizens  and  countrynvjn. 

l-'..ra"iii;^  vvill  forthwith  cease,  and  when  necessity  or  loui;  marches 
c<»  upel  the  laUiii;,'  of  lor;ige,  provisions,  or  any  kind  ol  private  prop- 
er! v.  ecMipeiisati.in  will  heniaduon  the  spot,  or,  whei:  the  disburs- 
ing iillieersare  not  provided  with  funds,  vouchers  will  he  jjiven  in 
proper  form.  p.i\  ahl(*'at  the  nearest  Military  Depot. 

[U  ..nier     *  Maj.  Geu'l.  W.  T.  SlJKKMAN. 

1>.  M.  Dayton,  A.  A.   Gen'l. 

I h:\KCirAKTKKs,  Akmv  Tennessee,  "I 
Near  (ireenslK)ro,  N.  C.  [■ 

April  28th,  l8«i.').      ) 
A  True  Cop  v. 

KiM.ocM  1''alco.meu,  a.  A.  General. 


Hollinger  Corp. 
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